Reducing home heating costs.
The more humidity in the air in a home throughout the winter, the warmer it feels. This is because moist air holds heat better than cool air. So, when you add moisture into the circulation of air within your home using a humidifier, it will help with saving money on your monthly home heating costs.

Decrease the risk of illness.
Did you know that viruses and bacteria can’t travel as well in moist environments? This means that it is possible that using a humidifier might prevent you from catching certain types of illnesses during the cold and flu season. Regardless, dry air is subject to cause various kinds of other breathing-related problems.

Prevents dry sinuses and a sore throat in the morning.
The fact of the matter is that overly dry air affects your vocal cords. On top of that, it can leave you with a sore throat and dry sinuses in the morning. You can help combat this by keeping the air inside your home moist. In addition, maintaining the EPA’s standards of humidity levels (between 30%-50%) during the winter can provide relief, especially while you sleep.

Satisfied sinuses.
Have you ever woken up with a dry nose during the winter? The dry winter air dries out your sinuses even if you aren’t sick. It can even lower your immunity to airborne particles and other kinds of bacteria, which means that your sinuses will be comfortable and satisfied with more moisture circulating in your air.  

Healthier skin.
The dry winter air in Ohio takes away all of the much-needed moisture your skin needs and causes dryness. In extreme cases, dryness of the skin can lead to flaking and even accelerate aging. However, there is a simple solution, a humidifier. A humidifier can ease these damaging health effects while helping you maintain your young and vibrant skin.

Protection of Furniture.
Unfortunately, if there isn’t enough moisture circulating throughout the air in your home, dry air can cause damaging effects to wood. This includes wood furnishing, woodwork, and dry air can even cause wood flooring to crack and split. The use of a humidifier helps preserve the wood throughout your home.

Better Night’s Sleep.
Do you have a snorer in your household? Well, studies show that dry sinuses can be related to snoring. The dryer sinuses are, the worse the snoring can be. But don’t worry; keeping your home’s environment moist and at the ideal humidity levels (between 30%-50%) can help soothe dry sinuses. Which, in turn, will lower snoring levels and bring you optimal comfort and a good night’s sleep.

Lessen Static Electricity.
With dry winter air, there also comes static electricity along with it. Typically, in the form of shocks that are almost inevitable to avoid inside during the winter. No one likes their clothes to stick to them or be shocked by a jolt of static electricity. On top of that, it’s not suitable for your electronics either. Therefore the benefits of utilizing a residential humidifier throughout the wintertime outweigh the disadvantages. 

Faster Recovery From Illness.
Suppose you wind up with a cold, a sinus infection, or even the flu. In that case, using a humidifier is a surefire way to lessen your healing and recovery time. The moisture in the air helps keep your nasal passages and throat lubricated, which will ultimately help minimize symptoms like coughing and sneezing.

Healthier Plant & Pet Life.
Whether we have a family, pets, plants, or a combination of all three, keep in mind you are not the only living organism in your home and aren’t the only one affected by winter’s dry air. If you want to know if your plants are being affected by the cold winter weather, check your plant leaves. If they begin to look droopy or the soil seems dryer than usual, try to put them in a place with lots of direct sunlight and daily watering. All living organisms take to the cold differently, and at Mount Washington Heating & Cooling, we want to help you take the necessary precautions for your home. 

Reducing the risk of illness
Some experts say that many viruses and bacteria can’t spread as quickly or easily in moist environments compared to dry climates. So, homeowners who invest in humidifiers aren’t as likely to get a virus during the cold and flu season. However, if you end up with a cold, the flu, a respiratory, or a sinus infection, in that case, using a humidifier is a great way to lower the time it takes you to recover and promote faster healing. In addition, a humidifier helps prevent nasal passages from sustaining further irritation and keeps your throat moist. 

Lowers your monthly utility bills and prevents sore throats
During the cold winter months in the Greater Cincinnati area, your home may feel warmer. This is because the more moisture there is in the air, the more heat your home can retain, thus making it feel warmer in your home. With the proper humidity levels during the winter, you save on your home heating costs. In addition to benefiting your budget, your throat will benefit as well. Since overly dry air can affect your vocal cords, it can also leave you with a dry, scratchy throat in the morning. So, keeping the air moist and maintaining the proper humidity levels (between 30%-50%) during the winter will help provide natural pain relief to your throat, especially while you sleep.

Healthier skin & sinuses
Have you ever woken up with a dry, stiff nose during wintertime? Most of us have. Even if you don’t have a cold, dry air can still cause other problems, such as lowering your immunity to airborne bacteria and viruses. Remember, more moisture in the air means more comfortable sinuses. But that’s only part of the problem with dry air. The other problem is your skin and what the dry air does to it. Dry air extracts all of the much-needed moisture from our skin. Thus causing the skin to become dry and crack, and in some cases, it can even cause skin flaking, which will speed up your aging process and result in early wrinkling. The bottom line is that humidifiers help prevent unwanted skin problems and help homeowners maintain healthier and moisturized skin. 

Protecting furniture and reducing static
Suppose there is a lack of moisture throughout the air within your home during the wintertime. If that’s the case, it can damage your wood furnishings, woodwork, and even the foundation of your home. On top of that, your wood flooring can end up cracking and, in the worst cases, splitting. Investing in a humidifier and keeping it running during this time of year will help preserve the integrity of the expensive wood within your home. If you also follow the EPA’s guidelines and keep your home’s humidity levels in the approved range between 30% and 50%, you will be able to protect furniture with exposed wood as well. In addition, static electricity can become a problem if the air in your home is too dry, so you’ll also benefit from having less of it when using a humidifier. This means you won’t have the notorious “static shock” shared among many homeowners during the winter. Furthermore, too much static is said to be destructive to electronics. So, investing in a home humidifier can help reduce and, in some cases, eliminate static electricity problems in your home.